Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson to star in Traveller flick

38-year-old to team up with Gleeson for new flick Trespass Against Us

He's played a hunger striker, sex addict and slave master and now Michael Fassbender is teaming up with Brendan Gleeson to tackle the role of a Traveller.

The pair, who both took home best actor gongs at the IFTAs in Dublin, are gearing up for the gangster flick which also stars Love/Hate’s Killian Scott.

The 38-year-old told the Irish Mirror: “I’m doing this film about a family of Travellers in the UK called Trespass Against Us.”

The Kerry native, plays Chad Cutler, a man who wants to get away from his family’s criminal lifestyle in the UK. The film will be the debut for British director Adam Scott and is said to be “infused with action, crime and a strong sense of humour”.

Fassbender, who is rumoured to be dating supermodel Naomi Campbell, attended the IFTAs with his parents and picked up the Best Supporting Actor award for 12 Years A Slave.

He said: “It’s great to come home. It’s great to see old friends and colleagues that I haven’t seen in a while.

“It’s always a nice atmosphere here. It’s nice to celebrate Irish talent. There is a real wealth of talent coming from Ireland.’

The X-Men star added the latest instalment of superhero franchise, Days of Future Past, is going to be a “huge spectacle.” He said: “It’s such a large scope compared to First Class in terms of these two worlds working parallel to one another, and working with the original cast which is a real treat for me.”

Fassbender said his evil character Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto is “much more of a loner in this one”.

Meanwhile, Killian, who plays Tommy in RTE’s award-winning drama Love/Hate, said he can’t wait to start working with the Hollywood star.

He said: “I feel really excited about it and Brendan’s in it as well.”

The 28-year-old had a minor part in IFTA-winning film Calvary alongside Gleeson who took home the gong for Best Actor for his role